What Holds Steady: Leadership, Faithfulness, and the Work of Accompaniment. This article explores the inner and outer work that leaders are in touch with as necessary in order to influence and have voice in our VUCA contexts.
In my experience, there is a significant difference between leading an organisation and leading a leadership team well. This case study shows how deep, system‑psychodynamic team coaching enabled a senior leadership team to work with complexity, share authority, reduce isolation, and lead ambitious cultural and strategic change with greater integrity and impact.
This article is part of my ongoing series about heroes—not the kind celebrated for titles or platforms, but those whose ethical courage shows up when systems fail.
It follows my earlier piece about David Turner, and continues my reflection on what it really means to live—and lead—according to the Principles of Public Life: integrity, accountability, openness, respect, and stewardship.
This piece centres on Tricia, a tireless campaigner, professional, and friend, whose life has repeatedly demonstrated that ethics are not abstract—they are practiced, often quietly, often at personal cost.
Are your staff, or partners heading towards burn out? Are you seeing significant signs of 'Strain Zone' fatigue building up? In this blog i share the insights about being Strategic about your Time and Energy.
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This short article gives you practical mapping of the main essential skills that you need to try and make sure you recruit and keep active in your Board. It is part of my series of articles about de-mystifying being part of Boards, whether that is as Charity Trustees, Company Non-Executive and Executive Directors, or Public Appointees.
Read MoreThis article gives practical advice on how to run blended meeting environments well, where some people are face to face, and others are joining remotely. This is based on pilots and research me and my associates have been doing in the voluntary and the government sector during 2021.
Read MoreSimplifying work and life is an essential skill, especially as we move through these times of change. This blog describes why and gives examples of businesses I have helped found, that show multiple practical insights about these values-in-action. Traits of ethical leadership include the ability to Simplify and being straightforward.
Read MoreCulture Change is always difficult. This case study gives insights for how to succeed. I worked with an amazing organisation in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas for two years, helping empower the people on the front line and – in the process – transforming their culture.
Read MoreAs we come through the post-crisis phase after the pandemic, I am working with organisations and different professions who are exhibiting signs of burn out, so in this blog I reflect on ‘Perfection’ and suggest ways of practicing around it.
Read MoreThis blog reflects on my recent work, supporting ethical leadership structures in Scotland, which goes together with the need to pause, breath and consider sustainability in all our working lives as we move towards COP 26.
Read MoreI think this poem shows the type of worldclass leadership that we need. - this brief post, includes a video for why i think Jacinda is offerering us a real chance to have fun and grow up….
Read MoreThis speaks to me and for me. It is this years Quaker British Yearly Meetings letter, which calls forth my best self. It represents why I am a Quaker in Business and what that is about for me as a Quaker who consults to businesses.
Read MoreThis blog focuses on what it is to lead and manage a small sustainable community development organisation. From a podcast of a coaching client, i look across at the themes emerging in many of the organisations I’m working with to look at what is needed in 2021
Read MoreWe need tactile learning. In this blog I write about the importance of using our tactile intelligences, especially to deal with the types of significant transitions we are encountering at the personal/social, workplace and societal level during this pandemic.
Read MoreHaving spent 15 years delivering courses on partnership development and stakeholder influencing, I think there’s another level of partnership missing from many models out there. Which leads me to the psychodynamics of partnership working.
Read MoreDiversity at board level isn’t just a ‘nice to have’, it’s absolutely essential. Whether you’re part of a small community-focused charity or you work with a multinational business, diversity is a strength waiting to be harnessed. Here’s why…
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